ACNM
is seeking individual members to contribute to the national multi-stakeholder
AIM project to reduce maternal morbidity/mortality in the US. We are looking
for member experts to work on the development of the new maternal safety
bundles entitled: Obstetric Management of the
Opioid Dependent Woman

This work group will
be comprised of individuals representing child welfare, the patient community,
multidisciplinary provider organizations, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA), and drug treatment specialists. The bundle
will be similar to the other AIM bundles with 4 domains – Readiness,
Recognition, Response and Reporting/Systems Learning. The focus is the
interaction between the obstetric care community and the woman with opioid
addiction including prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care, and will serve
as a brief framework for care providers. The workgroup will also identify
metrics to assist provider practices on bundle implementation
measurement. It is not clear as yet how these will be reported through
AIM. The work group is expected to begin in early October. There will
be about 6 conference calls and one full day face to face meeting midway
through the bundle development.

Background: ACNM is a Core
Partner of the Alliance for
Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM), a project funded by the
Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau
(HRSA-MCHB) in which an engaged national partnership of organizations is
working to significantly reduce severe maternal morbidity and mortality by
2018. Over a
4-year period, AIM will be collaborating with states and hospital systems
across the U.S. to improve the culture of maternal safety through
implementation of maternal safety bundles and data-driven quality improvement.

Bundle development work group participation will require approximately
10-20 hours of voluntary commitment per month until the bundles are completed
and published. The ideal candidates will have
demonstrated: